Daniel Bokemper, Author at Oklahoma Gazette

Golden screen

Daniel BokemperJuly 18, 2018July 20, 2024

An icon of the Great Plains celebrates its 50th anniversary throughout July. Established July 3, 1968, in southern Oklahoma City, Winchester Drive-in Theater has offered an authentic and comfortable cinematic experience more consistently than any other establishment in the metro. Notable for its giant and welcoming neon cowboy, Chester, and a similarly gigantic projection screen, […]

Arts & Culture

Recovery work

Daniel BokemperJune 14, 2018February 2, 2024

For 45 years, Jesus House has grown synonymous with the care and rehabilitation of Oklahoma City’s downtrodden. Founded by Sister Ruth Wynne and Sister Betty Adams in 1973, the nonprofit began as a ministry dedicated to providing for the homeless. After years of meaningful growth, Jesus House has developed into a premiere outreach program for […]

Arts & Culture

deadCenter: Close-ups

Daniel Bokemper, Phil Bacharach, Ben Luschen, and Jacob ThreadgillJune 8, 2018July 10, 2024

The Jurassic Games Take the dystopian, gladiatorial reality-show aspect of The Hunger Games series and drop in some of Jurassic Park’s classic scaly predators and you have the basic premise for The Jurassic Games, the latest popcorn-shoveling sci-fi action flick from director Ryan Bellgardt. The man behind past fan favorites Gremlin and Army of Frankensteins […]